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Sailor · 2008–2026

Norman D Hosford

dpyc PHRF handicapHandicapORC handicap

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Events
74

303 races · 85 race wins

Win rate
23%

23% win rate · 17 of 74

Podium rate
61%

45 top-three finishes

Typically beats
75%

of boats faced (90%: 72%–77%, 741 boats)

Longest win streak
8

race wins in a row

Nemesis
Viggo Torbensen

16–68 head to head in 84 races

Rival
Bryan Nickel

33–30 in 63 races

Best day
5 May 2022

5-1-1-2-1-2-1-1-1-2-6 · 2022 Thirsty Thursday Series · about 1 in 83,300 by chance

Signature result
1st of 18

2026 Thirsty Thursday Series · Handicap · 7 May 2026

Partnerships · 2 sailors

  • David Matthew · Chaos Theory · Handicap, PHRF handicap 2events 1 wins together · 2 podiums · 2 events · 3 of 23 races won Beat 86% of the fleet together · best 1st · Mar 2026 – May 2026
  • Mike Tompkins · Chaos Theory · PHRF handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 63% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2020 – Jul 2020

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

0203406200920122015201820212024Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 74

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
12 Sep 2026Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper4th / 4
12 Sep 2026Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
31 Jul 2026OYC Elizabeth Hospice Charity Regatta 2026Chaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 4
7 May 20262026 Thirsty Thursday SeriesChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper1st / 18
4 Apr 20262026 Offshore Racing SeriesChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper2nd / 24
7 Mar 20262026 Dana Point SeriesChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 8
15 Feb 202696th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DWYC NonSpinnakerChaos TheoryRacer OpenSkipper2nd / 11
11 Oct 20252025 Dana Point Harbor ChampionshipsChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper5th / 6
6 Sep 2025Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 6
5 Apr 20252025 Offshore Racing SeriesChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper7th / 21
23 Feb 202595th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DPYCChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 6
15 Feb 202595th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DWYC NonspinChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper1st / 5
12 Oct 20242024 Dana Point Harbor ChampionshipsChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
7 Sep 2024Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 7
9 May 20242024 Thirsty Thursday SeriesChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper4th / 19
9 Mar 20242024 Dana Point SeriesChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 11
24 Feb 202494th Annual SCYA Midwinter Regatta - DPYCChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper3rd / 7
14 Oct 20232023 Dana Point Harbor ChampionshipsChaos TheoryORC handicapSkipper4th / 5
14 Oct 20232023 Dana Point Harbor ChampionshipsChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper5th / 7
9 Sep 2023Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryORC handicapSkipper1st / 5
9 Sep 2023Richard Henry Dana Charity RegattaChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper2nd / 7
19 Aug 20232023 ORS 5 - San Mateo PointChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper4th / 12
4 Aug 20232023 ORS 4 - Oceanside SprintChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper6th / 10
13 May 20232023 ORS 2 - Aliso Creek DashChaos TheoryPHRF handicapSkipper1st / 13
11 May 20232023 Thirsty Thursday SeriesChaos TheoryHandicapSkipper3rd / 19

Helm rating across all classes: 386 (±93), #5,392. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.